From 693706b66e9f588493a0b7cdf7796a970d5b8cfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zef Hemel <zef@zef.me>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:29:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] v1 code contribution guidelines

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+So you're interested in helping out? That's great!
+
+First of all, please have a look at our [LLM use policy](https://silverbullet.md/LLM%20Use) (TL;DR: no). All good? Let's proceed.
+
+## Issuing PRs
+Before issuing a PR, please run a few commands:
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests
+make test
+# Reformat all code
+make fmt
+```
+
+This ensures that the basics work.